The red kite is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species currently breeds in the Western Palearctic region of Europe and northwest Africa, though it formerly also occurred in northern Iran. It is resident in the milder parts of its range in western Europe and northwest Africa, but birds from northeastern and Central Europe winter further south and west, reaching south to Turkey. Vagrants have reached north to Finland and south to Israel, Libya and Gambia. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Hartert, E, 1914
Reference:
Bull.Br.Orn.Club p.89
Protonym:
Milvus milvus fasciicauda
Avibase ID:
ADFE1C1702E1BC04
Avibase ID:
avibase-ADFE1C17
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ADFE1C17
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824861
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Red Kite (Cape Verde) ( Milvus milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Verde Kite ( Milvus fasciicauda) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Milvus milvus fasciicauda [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Milvus [milvus or fasciicauda]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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